Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Mr. Dermot Mulligan:
I will ask my colleagues to come in as well. Generally, the point is that we are creating a floor, a legal framework and a set of protections. The Senator is right that in many employments, employers are happy to go directly to a remote working situation. However, that is for the employer to decide. Obviously, we do not intend to interrupt, infringe or impinge on any of those arrangements in any way. We are creating a floor and we want to promote remote working generally. Perhaps I will ask Mr Gray to come in and then Mr. Doheny.